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The conviction of Paul Manafort and guilty plea by Michael D. Cohen could open fissures among Republicans on Capitol Hill and expose President Trump to the possibility of impeachment.
By one measure, stocks crossed a major threshold on Wednesday. But the financial gains of the nearly decade-long run have been concentrated among the already wealthy.
Google once held itself up as proudly nonconformist. A decision to abide by Chinese censors would mark a new era for the company — one of conventionality.
Earlier this summer, President Trump described Montenegrins as “very aggressive.” A writer familiar with the country couldn’t disagree more.
Fearing more shoes will drop, Republican leaders have begun urging some incumbents to speak out on President Trump’s misdeeds, while Democrats stress a “culture of corruption.”
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 22, 2018, covering August 22, 2018.
Travis Scott
Nicki Minaj
Drake
Trippie Redd
Post Malone
2018Ed King, American musician (born 1949)[†]
Edward Calhoun King was an American musician. He was a guitarist for the psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock and guitarist and bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975, and again from 1987 to 1996.
2018Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)[†]
Krishna Reddy was an Indian master printmaker, sculptor, and teacher. He was considered a master intaglio printer and known for viscosity printing.
In 2018, the world population was approximately 7,729,902,781 people[†]